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1. Fetal, Infant and Pediatric
hydrocephalus medical
report
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2. Clinical Presentation of
Hydrocephalus
Clinical picture of Hydrocephalus depends
on the age at the time of presentation.
The skull of the infant is malleable and soft
with open sutures and fontanels, so it can
accommodate large amount of CSF without
any increase in the intracranial pressure.
The skull of the adult is rigid, hard, so any
increase in the contents will result in
increase in the Intracranial pressure.

3. Clinical Presentation of
Infantile Hydrocephalus (Fig. 4)
 Large sized head or progressive enlargement of the size of the head.
 The scalp over it well be stretched, shinny with dilated veins.
 The Anterior Fontanel (AF) well be open, wide and bulged. The posterior
fontanel may be still open.
 Sun set appearance of the eyes.
 Disproportion between the size of the head and size of the face.
 Disproportion between the size of the head and size of the body.
 In advanced cases, delayed development of the normal milestones and
Mental retardation may be present or developed, also history of fits may
be given.

4. Figure 4: Infantile
Hydrocephalus

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